Spray guns
Posted by: rob
Splashed out and bought myself a set of 3 DeVilbiss StartingLine HVLP automotive spray guns recently. They were listed on TradeMe for $350 starting bid. I missed the end of the auction, so asked the guy to give me a fixed price offer - he never did, and relisted them again for a $1 reserve.
Needless to say I bid on them and managed to pick them up for just $203! My spray tutor at the SIT Motor Body course says they are a really good entry level set of guns which he would have bought himself if he had seen them for the original price of $350.
Now I just need to upgrade my puny compressor to handle how much air they require... BTW HVLP stands for High Volume Low Pressure (it means less overspray and more paint from the gun actually getting onto the job, I've noticed a huge difference already).
The three guns are: one for primers with a 1.8mm fluid tip; one for top coats with a 1.3mm fluid tip and; one mini-gun for detailing and custom graphics with a 1.0mm fluid tip.